Sony A7S II vs Sony WX300

Lets look much closer at the Sony A7S II and Sony WX300, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A7S II (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the A7S II (Full frame) and WX300 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S II was announced 2 years after the WX300 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A7S II matches up versus the WX300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7S II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A7S II Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and size. The Sony A7S II offers external dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the A7S II versus the WX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7S II and WX300 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specifications. The picture here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S II and WX300.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7S II with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX300 will give you greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more modern A7S II is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.